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Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club organises UAE Formula 4 Powerboat Championship

The Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club has announced that it will organise the second round of the UAE Formula 4 Powerboat Championship, with both local and international participants set to compete. In a statement on Tuesday, the club confirmed that the championship will be held on Abu Dhabi Corniche on Saturday and Sunday, under the

Marburg outbreak reported in southern Ethiopia

Ethiopian authorities have announced an outbreak of the Marburg virus in the south of the country, in the Omo Region bordering South Sudan, where nine confirmed cases have been recorded to date. According to the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization, this is the first outbreak of its kind in Ethiopia. Both entities

Arab Poetry Forum launches in South Sudan

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Republic of South Sudan hosted the fourth edition of the Arab Poetry Forum under the theme "Excellence and creativity, leadership and advancement". Organised by the Department of Cultural Affairs at the

Celebration by Arab Writers of the Release of My Father, the Mapmaker by Ashraf Aboul-Yazid

In a literary evening that defied Cairo’s summer heat with breezes of creativity, Bayt Al-Hekma Publishing House hosted a seminar on Wednesday evening, July 30, 2025, to discuss the new young adult novel My Father, the Mapmaker by author Ashraf Aboul-Yazid. The event was moderated and critically explored by Dr. Mohamed Maher Bassiouni,

Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA) New Leadership Elected

In a demonstration of democratic commitment and pan-African literary unity, the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) has concluded its 2025 General Assembly elections, guided by a newly constituted Election Committee. Formed on July 12, 2025, the committee originally chaired by Professor Cherno Omar Barry of The Gambia, saw a seamless